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A couple of months after his death, friends of Newell held a benefit show at a downtown
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Due to his heavy drinking, Newell's health deteriorated as he aged, which led to performance problems and cancelled shows. He died at his home in
Hamilton, Ontario, in 2003, two months short of his fifty-ninth birthday.
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doing backups it's the ultimate white blues fantasy. In reality, though, Newell's high-strung earnestness and virtuoso harmonica can't take this album away from
Toussaint".
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in the US Newell played guitar and sang, but he was most noted for his harmonica playing. Newell's stage name, given to him by
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stationed in Canada during World War II. He married once, to
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Rockingham, Graham, "Kelly Jay Remembers King Biscuit Boy";
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Axes, Chops & Hot Licks: The Canadian Rock Music Scene
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513:"Branding Hamilton as a music city"
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682:Biography for King Biscuit Boy
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463:. June 8, 1974. pp. 45–.
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